Creativity, Flexibility, and Self-Care in Teaching with Tim Dohrer ’95 MA

The Northwestern Intersections team is kicking off our latest season with a four part Back to School mini-series, where we will speak with Wildcats at the intersection of education and the pandemic, discussing how they are approaching their work in our ever-changing, virtual world.

In the second episode of the mini-series, we sit down with Tim Dohrer ’95 MA. Tim is the director of Northwestern’s Master of Science in Education program, as well as an assistant professor for the School of Education and Social Policy. Throughout his career, Tim has taught middle school, high school, and college students in rural, urban, and suburban settings.  In his current role, Tim teaches teachers. On today’s episode, Tim dives into the under recognized parts of teaching, and shares the ingenuity that is happening in classrooms today.